Isaiah 30:16
English Standard Version
16 and you said,
“No! We will flee upon (A)horses”;
therefore you shall flee away;
and, “We will ride upon swift steeds”;
therefore your pursuers shall be swift.
Isaiah 30:16
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Isaiah 31:1
English Standard Version
Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt
31 Woe[a] to (A)those who go down to Egypt for help
and rely on horses,
who (B)trust in chariots because they are many
and in horsemen because they are very strong,
but (C)do not look to the Holy One of Israel
or consult the Lord!
Footnotes
- Isaiah 31:1 Or Ah,
Isaiah 31:1
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Isaiah 31:3
English Standard Version
3 The Egyptians are man, and not God,
and their horses (A)are flesh, and not spirit.
When the Lord stretches out his hand,
the helper will stumble, and he who is helped will fall,
and they will all perish together.
Habakkuk 1:8
English Standard Version
8 (A)Their horses are swifter than leopards,
more fierce than (B)the evening wolves;
their horsemen press proudly on.
Their horsemen come from afar;
(C)they fly like an eagle swift to devour.
Habakkuk 1:8
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Micah 1:13
English Standard Version
13 Harness the steeds to the chariots,
inhabitants of (A)Lachish;
it was the beginning of sin
to the daughter of Zion,
for in you were found
(B)the transgressions of Israel.
Micah 1:13
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Amos 9:1
English Standard Version
The Destruction of Israel
9 I saw the Lord standing beside[a] the altar, and he said:
(A)“Strike the capitals until (B)the thresholds (C)shake,
(D)and shatter them on the heads of all the people;[b]
and those who are left of them I will kill with the sword;
(E)not one of them shall flee away;
not one of them shall escape.
Amos 9:1
New International Version
Israel to Be Destroyed
9 I saw the Lord standing by the altar, and he said:
Amos 2:14-16
English Standard Version
14 (A)Flight shall perish from the swift,
(B)and the strong shall not retain his strength,
(C)nor shall the mighty save his life;
15 he who handles the bow shall not stand,
and he who is (D)swift of foot shall not save himself,
(E)nor shall he who rides the horse save his life;
16 and he who is stout of heart among the mighty
shall flee away naked in that day,”
declares the Lord.
Amos 2:14-16
New International Version
14 The swift will not escape,(A)
the strong(B) will not muster their strength,
and the warrior will not save his life.(C)
15 The archer(D) will not stand his ground,
the fleet-footed soldier will not get away,
and the horseman(E) will not save his life.(F)
16 Even the bravest warriors(G)
will flee naked on that day,”
declares the Lord.
Lamentations 4:19
English Standard Version
19 Our pursuers were (A)swifter
than the eagles in the heavens;
they chased us on the mountains;
they lay in wait for us in the wilderness.
Lamentations 4:19
New International Version
Jeremiah 52:7
English Standard Version
7 Then a breach was made in the city, and all the men of war fled and went out from the city by night by the way of a gate between the two walls, by the king's garden, and the Chaldeans were around the city. And they went in the direction of the Arabah.
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Jeremiah 52:7
New International Version
7 Then the city wall was broken through, and the whole army fled.(A) They left the city at night through the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Babylonians[a] were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah,[b]
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 52:7 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 17
- Jeremiah 52:7 Or the Jordan Valley
Jeremiah 4:13
English Standard Version
13 Behold, he comes up like clouds;
(A)his chariots like the whirlwind;
his horses are (B)swifter than eagles—
woe to us, (C)for we are ruined!
Isaiah 10:28-32
English Standard Version
28 He has come to Aiath;
he has passed through (A)Migron;
at Michmash he stores (B)his baggage;
29 they have crossed over (C)the pass;
at (D)Geba they lodge for the night;
(E)Ramah trembles;
(F)Gibeah of Saul has fled.
30 Cry aloud, O daughter of (G)Gallim!
Give attention, O Laishah!
O poor (H)Anathoth!
31 Madmenah is in flight;
the inhabitants of Gebim flee for safety.
32 This very day he will halt at (I)Nob;
he will shake his fist
at the mount of (J)the daughter of Zion,
the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 10:28-32
New International Version
28 They enter Aiath;
they pass through Migron;(A)
they store supplies(B) at Mikmash.(C)
29 They go over the pass, and say,
“We will camp overnight at Geba.(D)”
Ramah(E) trembles;
Gibeah(F) of Saul flees.(G)
30 Cry out, Daughter Gallim!(H)
Listen, Laishah!
Poor Anathoth!(I)
31 Madmenah is in flight;
the people of Gebim take cover.
32 This day they will halt at Nob;(J)
they will shake their fist(K)
at the mount of Daughter Zion,(L)
at the hill of Jerusalem.
Isaiah 5:26-30
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26 He will (A)raise a signal for nations far away,
and (B)whistle for them (C)from the ends of the earth;
and behold, quickly, speedily they come!
27 (D)None is weary, none stumbles,
none slumbers or sleeps,
not a waistband is loose,
not a sandal strap broken;
28 (E)their arrows are sharp,
all their bows bent,
their horses' hoofs seem like flint,
and their wheels (F)like the whirlwind.
29 Their roaring is like a lion,
like young lions they roar;
they growl and (G)seize their prey;
they carry it off, and none can rescue.
30 They will growl over it on that day,
like the growling of the sea.
And if one looks to the land,
behold, (H)darkness and distress;
and the light is darkened by its clouds.
Isaiah 5:26-30
New International Version
26 He lifts up a banner(A) for the distant nations,
he whistles(B) for those at the ends of the earth.(C)
Here they come,
swiftly and speedily!
27 Not one of them grows tired(D) or stumbles,
not one slumbers or sleeps;
not a belt(E) is loosened at the waist,(F)
not a sandal strap is broken.(G)
28 Their arrows are sharp,(H)
all their bows(I) are strung;
their horses’ hooves(J) seem like flint,
their chariot wheels like a whirlwind.(K)
29 Their roar is like that of the lion,(L)
they roar like young lions;
they growl as they seize(M) their prey
and carry it off with no one to rescue.(N)
30 In that day(O) they will roar over it
like the roaring of the sea.(P)
And if one looks at the land,
there is only darkness(Q) and distress;(R)
even the sun will be darkened(S) by clouds.
Psalm 147:10
English Standard Version
10 His delight is not in (A)the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
Psalm 147:10
New International Version
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